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2010 – 2011 ASHRAE Region VI CRC Chapter Summary Report. www.ashraemadison.org. Special Chapter Activities. Student Activities Committee gave presentations to both UW-Madison and UW-Platteville. Sponsored (6) six $1000 scholarships Technical Seminars before Chapter meetings
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2010 – 2011 ASHRAE Region VI CRC Chapter Summary Report www.ashraemadison.org
Special Chapter Activities • Student Activities Committee gave presentations to both UW-Madison and UW-Platteville. • Sponsored (6) six $1000 scholarships • Technical Seminars before Chapter meetings • Energy Modeling Meetings
Success Stories • Set up emails and email reminders in August/September. • Consistent BOG meeting time/date • Energy modeling Meeting and PDH reporting • Scholarships (6) six $1000 scholarships split between UW Madison and UW Platteville • First to Par in multiple categories (PAOE) • Less Technical Sessions this year.
Lessons Learned • Don’t provide presentation to students the week before midterms. • Don’t pick a YEA committee chair/BOG member that travels a lot. • Local chapter membership is harder to retain members due to company turnover and cutbacks. • Volunteers – We found the need to ask individuals directly to participate
Finances • We have a healthy financial portfolio. We have encouraged members to attend Chapter meetings by keeping the meeting cost down ($20 or $100 per year), but providing them with a good meal and seminar.
Membership Promotion • Very successful year of meeting goals: • Reduced chapter delinquency (13 to 8) • Working on increased local chapter membership • New members (21) and student members (3) recognized at every chapter meeting • Student retention is high (27 returning students) • Membership retention is an issue this year.
Chapter Program Activities • Two tours schedule for this year. • Technical programs are well attended. • Diverse types of programs.
Student Activities • Complete two presentations • UW Madison • UW Platteville • 30 students total (3 new) • Two chapter nights and students are attending other chapter nights also. • Some students from last year became associated members this year.
Chapter Technology Transfer • Submitted one Technology Award to Regional from our chapter. • Very active technical seminars • Helped with energy modeling meetings
Research Promotion • Continue to contact business. • Combined some of our Golf outing sponsorship with RP by making levels of sponsorship receive free advertisement. • On pace to meet our chapter goal, but it has been tough in this economic times.
Chapter History • The Chapter maintained our information and took pictures of events throughout the year. Refer to our display.
Communications • Highlights or Samples of Communications used this past year. Spend about 30 seconds • StarChapter as a new website base. • Evite for Chapter meetings • Informaire Newsletter